June 2016

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which has done intensive research into carbon fiber, has developed a surface preparation method to improve joining the composites with aluminum. The ramifications are potentially far-reaching for high-volume industrial applications.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a partner of IACMI-The Composites Institute, announces licensing opportunity to produce low-cost carbon fiber technology. The new method, developed at DOE’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility at ORNL, is up to 50% more cost effective than traditional methods. Partners selected to commercialize this process will have access to […]

Tennessee’s innovation ecosystem was praised as a fertile ground for companies and technologies in a Venture Nashville article this week.

The accolades were driven by the recent Nashville placement of Eve Steigerwalt, an executive scout for global automotive supplier, Dana. As a scout for Dana Holding Corporation, she is responsible for technology acquisition, commercialization and innovation […]

January 2015

Remarks by the President at Announcement of Manufacturing Hub

Techmer PM
Clinton, Tennessee

4:00 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. There’s no need to stand up. Thank you so much. First of all, it’s wonderful being here in Clinton. And I want to thank Mayor Scott Burton and very much appreciate the hospitality. I […]